BerriAI/litellm · error · HTTPException

Credential not found in DB.

Error message

Credential not found in DB.

What it means

The credential lookup by (percent-decoded) name found no DB row; the delete/get operation cannot proceed. Existence check after the repository query, distinct from the DB-not-connected guard above it.

Source

Thrown at litellm/proxy/credential_endpoints/endpoints.py:311

    credential: CredentialItem,
    credential_name: str = Path(..., description="The credential name, percent-decoded; may contain slashes"),
    user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth = Depends(user_api_key_auth),
):
    """
    [BETA] endpoint. This might change unexpectedly.
    """
    from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client

    try:
        if prisma_client is None:
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=500,
                detail={"error": CommonProxyErrors.db_not_connected_error.value},
            )
        credentials_repository: Final = CredentialsRepository(prisma_client)
        db_credential: Final = await credentials_repository.find_by_name(credential_name)
        if db_credential is None:
            raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Credential not found in DB.")
        merged_credential: Final = update_db_credential(db_credential, credential)
        credential_object_jsonified: Final = jsonify_object(merged_credential.model_dump())
        await credentials_repository.update_by_name(
            credential_name,
            data={
                **credential_object_jsonified,
                "updated_by": user_api_key_dict.user_id,
            },
        )

        # Sync in-memory credential_list (skip if not in memory - e.g., proxy restarted)
        new_name: Final = merged_credential.credential_name
        existing_in_memory: CredentialItem | None = None
        for cred in litellm.credential_list:
            if cred.credential_name == credential_name:
                existing_in_memory = cred
                break

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Solutions

1. Verify the credential ID/name exists via the credential list endpoint.
2. Re-create the credential via the credential create endpoint.

Example fix

curl $PROXY/credentials -H 'Authorization: Bearer $MASTER_KEY' to list existing credentials.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at litellm/proxy/credential_endpoints/endpoints.py:311 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: The referenced credential was deleted or the ID/name was mistyped.

AI-assisted analysis of BerriAI/litellm@77b7c6c40c (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7c0d72df1ca0687d. Report an issue: GitHub.